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Philip Massinger's tragedy The Roman Actor, was first performed in
1626, as King James I's reign came to an end and his son Charles I
acceded to the throne. Three years later, when the play was
published, relations between the king and many in parliament and
the country had worsened. The Roman Actor - until recently
neglected in the theatre but regarded by many critics, and
Massinger himself, as his finest play - explores the balance
between private and public moralities, effectively condemns
tyranny, and defends plays, anatomising both the theatre of power
and the power of theatre. This new Revels Plays volume provides a
modernised text, with a thorough introduction that sets out
Massinger's intervention in the political tensions of his own time
and examines his clear-eyed portrayal of the pleasures and perils
of performance. It also includes a detailed commentary on the play
designed to be of value to students, specialist readers and
performers, and an appendix discussing the play's textual history.
The edition focuses on the play's theatrical life in its own time
and ours and, in addition to a detailed stage history, includes an
interview with Sir Antony Sher, who played the role of the
tyrannical Roman emperor, Domitian, in the Royal Shakespeare
Company's acclaimed production in 2002. -- .
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is one of the most read and performed
of Shakespeare's plays. This book provides an introductory guide to
the play, offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary,
contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first
performances, case studies of three or four key performances and
productions, a survey of film and TV adaptation, and wide sampling
of critical opinion and annotated further reading.
Renaissance Drama in Action is a fascinating exploration of
Renaissance theatre practice and staging. Covering questions of
contemporary playhouse design, verse and language, staging and
rehearsal practices, and acting styles, Martin White relates the
characteristics of Renaissance theatre to the issues involved in
staging the plays today. This refreshingly accessible volume: *
examines the history of the plays on the English stage from the
seventeenth century to the present day * explores questions arising
from reconstructions, with particular reference to the new Globe
Theatre * includes interviews with, and draws on the work and
experience of modern theatre practitioners including Harriet
Walter, Matthew Warchus, Trevor Nunn, Stephen Jeffreys, Adrian
Noble and Helen Mirren * includes discussions of familiar plays
such as The Duchess of Malfi and 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, as well
as many lesser known play-texts Renaissance Drama in Action offers
undergraduates and A-level students an invaluable guide to the
characteristics of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, and its
relationship to contemporary theatre and staging.
Renaissance Drama in Action is a fascinating exploration of Renaissance theatre practice and staging. Covering questions of contemporary playhouse design, verse and language, staging and rehearsal practices, and acting styles, Martin White relates the characteristics of Renaissance theatre to the issues involved in staging the plays today. This refreshingly accessible volume: * examines the history of the plays on the English stage from the seventeenth century to the present day * explores questions arising from reconstructions, with particular reference to the new Globe Theatre * includes interviews with, and draws on the work and experience of modern theatre practitioners including Harriet Walter, Matthew Warchus, Trevor Nunn, Stephen Jeffreys, Adrian Noble and Helen Mirren * includes discussions of familiar plays such as The Duchess of Malfi and 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, as well as many lesser known play-texts Renaissance Drama in Action offers undergraduates and A-level students an invaluable guide to the characteristics of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, and its relationship to contemporary theatre and staging.
Stimulating and thought-provoking, this important new text looks at
the welfare problems and philosophical and ethical issues that are
caused by changes made to an animal's telos, behaviour and
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pharmaceuticals or hormones to enhance production or performance.
Changes may impose duties to care for these animals further and
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This 'lamentable and true tragedy', as it is announced on its title
page, dramatises a domestic murder of the sort that nowadays
scandalises and thrills the readers of tabloid newspapers. Although
the title advertises 'the great malice and dissimulation of a
wicked woman' and her 'unsatiable desire of filthie lust', the
unknown playwright with great dramatic skill and psychological
insight manages to balance the motivations of all the main
characters. Thomas Arden, one of the rapacious landlords so reviled
in mid-Elizabethan social drama, was murdered at his own house in
Faversham, Kent, in 1551. His murderers, it turned out, had been
hired by his wife Alice, thrall to Mosby, who hoped to rise
socially by marrying a rich widow. As the introduction to this
edition shows, sexual and material covetousness is the central
theme running through the play, which is commonly rated
'unquestionably the best of all Elizabethan domestic tragedies'.
'Tis Pity She's a Whore is one of the most controversial plays
ever staged in the English theatre. This introductory guide to one
of Ford's most read and performed plays offers a scene-by-scene
theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and
first performances, case studies of key performances and
productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide
sampling of critical opinion and further reading.
In this illuminating Handbook, Martin White:
offers an in-depth, moment-by-moment analysis of the play, looking
at how it might be performed on stage
provides vital contextual material on John Ford's social and
literary influences
reconstructs the play's performances in Ford's own time and
examines later stage, television and film productions
guides the reader through the often heated critical and theatrical
responses to the dramatic work.
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'Tis Pity She's a Whore is one of the most controversial plays ever
staged in the English theatre. In this illuminating Handbook,
Martin White: - Offers an in-depth, moment-by-moment analysis of
the play, looking at how it might be performed on stage - Provides
vital contextual material on John Ford's social and literary
influences - Reconstructs the play's performances in Ford's own
time and examines later stage, television and film productions -
Guides the reader through the often heated critical and theatrical
responses to the dramatic work
"To Catch the Conscience of the King" is set against the background
of King Edward II's downfall and is told from the perspective of
Brother Stephen, who, as the king's confessor, sets out to save the
royal soul, but instead places his own in jeopardy.
Title: Sailing Directions for the English Channel ... Second
edition (revised).Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British
Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal
narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian
travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel
guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the
Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The
below data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++
British Library White, Martin; 1850. 8 . 10496.aaa.11.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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